Mitsunobu reaction
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
After its discoverer, Oyo Mitsunobu (1934–2003).
Noun[edit]
Mitsunobu reaction (plural Mitsunobu reactions)
- (organic chemistry) An organic reaction that converts an alcohol into a variety of functional groups, such as an ester, using triphenylphosphine and an azodicarboxylate.